The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 644 Blending in
Fortunately, this person didn't really intend to set a trap. He answered honestly and truthfully, showing himself to be a sincere and proper person who surrendered.

Jiang Hui was already shrewd and calculating; anyone's intelligence or advice could only serve as corroboration or confirmation. She could roughly gauge the situation once this intelligence was presented.

She didn't say anything, just nodded thoughtfully, ignoring the other person's seemingly suspended appearance.

As a leader who is unfamiliar with most of the team members, the worst thing you can do is to casually display your talents and wisdom, because it's easiest for rifts to form when trust and understanding haven't been established between the two sides. If you act impulsively without proper preparation, not only will coordination suffer, but various unexpected problems are also likely to occur.

The best approach at this point is to maintain a certain distance, letting these people, whether forced or still observing, guess. This creates a sense of mystery and uncertainty. Then, these people, unable to understand Jiang Hui, will easily be motivated, drawn in out of curiosity... and before they know it, they'll be putting in their best effort.

Therefore, subtraction is often more effective than addition.

Jiang Hui doesn't actually have that many hidden agendas, but she has a natural keen sense, as if she was born knowing how to use people.

This is a conclusion she has drawn from her interactions with those proud classmates over the years.

When the person in front of her became uneasy and hesitant because of her silence, she finally responded with great compassion.

"Thank you for your explanation. I imagine you've already sensed it. To make things easier, I've already connected with you. However, everyone has their own aspirations, and I won't force you if you don't wish to follow, but—"

But it goes without saying what happened. This man's expression was calm, not at all like someone who would betray someone after using them, but clearly the other party hadn't given him that option, decisively giving him only a choice to take.

There is a passive aspect... but the young man knew he would never choose that.

He shook his head repeatedly, "Now that I have formed an alliance with you, I am naturally willing to serve you."

Feeling that the other party's words were sincere, Jiang Hui nodded in satisfaction and finally released the weapon that was pressed against his waist.

At this point, the new member who was forced to join the team finally realized that what he thought was a cold, sharp weapon was actually just a stick? The head was slightly covered with a layer of metal, the kind that couldn't kill anyone.

...not even a dagger.

Wouldn't it be a bit too humiliating to be captured like this?
But just like when he spoke to the other person, he could feel a connection between them, and he was certain that the other person's overwhelming mental power could easily suppress him. Was it really necessary for him to fight against this somewhat terrifying attacker for a team he himself didn't particularly like?

Since things are already like this, we might as well take it one step at a time. What difference does it make who we are subordinate to?
The new teammate was very shrewd and even more composed than 276 and 899, quickly integrating into the team. Jiang Hui nodded in satisfaction.

Then, right under everyone's noses, he woke up the remaining six people and threatened them all using similar methods, finally taking down the entire patrol team. The whole process was less than three stars. It was all thanks to Jiang Hui's own efforts; the other three didn't even have time to contribute... It was truly terrifying.

All these people were communicated and reached an agreement solely through Jiang Hui's mental energy. She used mental energy transmission throughout to avoid alerting the other five patrolling teams. The effect was indeed excellent; there were no unexpected incidents until Jiang Hui finished incorporating them. However, this also resulted in a lack of communication among everyone; all communication and connection fell on Jiang Hui's shoulders, maintained by her alone. If not properly coordinated, problems could easily arise.

She had to assign tasks to each person clearly, making sure they understood their roles and responsibilities, in order to ensure the entire plan would be implemented flawlessly.

Time was running out for her, so Jiang Hui carefully looked everyone over and finalized the plan.

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Late at night
At tower number 759, the group was divided into several small teams, some sitting and some standing. Some were resting in place, while others were diligently guarding their respective checkpoints. Although they couldn't compare to a professional army, it was quite remarkable for untrained students to have achieved this level of discipline.

However, these children can only imitate the form, not the spirit. They only know to be vigilant and on guard, but they haven't thought about how to control things, nor do they have a real mechanism to distinguish their own people; they rely entirely on those above them for control. In reality, none of them have much of a sense of the bigger picture.

It felt like playing a sandbox game. You consciously assumed you were part of a certain faction and should help someone. You were so obedient that you never thought about how a honey trap could involve a double trap, or that your returning companions might have become enemies.

They knew it was time to change shifts when they saw a small team returning from afar. After all, all of the more than one hundred members had arrived at the same time and hadn't had much rest since the assessment began. In fact, most of them were feeling tired and desperately needed rest.

However, they still retained their rationality, and a small portion of them were sent out to patrol and guard the outside, while the rest remained inside the tower to protect the most central figures.

When the team returned, they stood at the outer entrance for a while. The people inside did not release them immediately; they were waiting for the commander to conduct a final verification and access control before letting them in.

Although he was only in charge of a branch office, in this remote location, he only needed to take orders directly from the commander-in-chief, yet he held absolute authority over his territory. While it didn't have the capacity and functionality of the commander-in-chief's control panel, it was more than enough to manage and unify these hundred-plus people.

All of these hundred-plus candidates were incorporated into his control panel, through which he could issue intelligence and instructions to the connected members and even remotely control them.

Therefore, as the branch commander, he is essentially the same as the sole leader of No. 759.

Without any instructions or orders from Xi Lai, he could manage all affairs under his jurisdiction on his own, holding a transcendent position.

He had the top floor of the tower all to himself, where he could see all around. In the daytime, he could see everything happening around him, but now it was night, and everything was pitch black with little light, so he couldn't see anything.

As a distributed commander at a peripheral outpost, 1002 didn't have much to do. Aside from receiving and relaying the commander-in-chief's orders, most of her duties concerned the operation of the base tower, such as surveying and collecting surrounding topographical maps, and checking personnel entering and leaving the base tower.

(End of this chapter)